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NZR C class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1873· class of 16 New Zealand 0-4-2ST locomotives, built 1873–1875

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Silver Stream Railway - 2002-03-06: Voice of Clam· Public domain
2. Silver Stream Railway - 2002-03-06 (cropped): Voice of Clam· Public domain

what is it?

The NZR C class tank locomotives operated on New Zealand's national rail network during its infancy. They are sometimes referred to as the little C class or the original C class to distinguish them from the C class of 1930.

who runs it

New Zealand Railways Department New Zealand Ministry of Works

base stats

built 16made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 153 years ago, in 1873.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1873–1875
status: preserved
number built: 16
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Dübs and Company, Neilson and Company
operators: New Zealand Railways Department, New Zealand Ministry of Works
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: Originally 0-4-0ST
length: 6.4 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6956188, Wikipedia: NZR C class (1873) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.